Hop Toads Boost Somerville Beet Harvest Prize
Joseph Horsford of 26 Pearl Street Somerville reports a prize beet crop weighing over five pounds each. Beets grown on McLean Asylum grounds near the Boston & Maine railroad in Fast Somerville thrived as hop toads, despised by many, helped by the toads in defending against insects. Harvest occurred last Friday with railroad employees using the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Horsford
Pearl Street
Somerville
McLean Asylum
Boyston & Maine
Sidney
Smith to Speak at Carnegie Hall Tomorrow Night
Governor Smith announced he would speak tomorrow night in Carnegie Hall despite Hearst opposition. The remarks are expected to address national issues and rally supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smith
Carnegie Hall
Debate Invitation Sparks Charge Over Hall Hire
The speaker confirms a debate with William Randolph Hearst has not occurred as Hearst declined the joint event. He plans to say all he has to say regarding Hearst’s open letter accusing the Tammany Club of renting the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Tammany Club
Shipwrecked sailors arrive in Boston from New York
Eleven shipwrecked sailors, survivors of the General Knox and Alice M. Moulton, reached New York and were landed there before continuing to Newfoundland. They were rescued by the Wilson line steamer Toronto after hurricane damage on October 14, and later arrived in Boston yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Knox
Alice M. Moulton
Grand Banks
New York
Newfoundland
Wilson Line
Toronto
Open backs arouse ire of W C T U in New Hampshire
Society women in Manchester NH watched as the Women's Christian Temperance Union convention opened a campaign against evening gowns revealing back exposure. Resolutions condemn styles bordering on modesty breaches and immodest exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Society
New Hampshire
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Convention
Cape Cod Canal traffic declines after submarine scare
William L. Nickerson testifies in Federal Court that Cape traffic has fallen about seven eighths since 1918. He notes over 100 vessels were in trouble near Orleans, with many wrecked. Captain Clarence C. Decker describes the strain on pilots for crowded Boston to New York routes and the canal’s easier navigation and fuel savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Cape
William L. Nickerson
Chatham
Cape Cod Canal
Nickerson
Merchants
Savannah
Clarence C. Decker
Eastern Steamship Company
Harvard
Yale
New York
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill
Camden
Belfast
Boston
Marriage Intentions Across City Listings
A long list of marriage intentions includes pairs such as William H. Prowse a 28 station engineer and Emma M. Andrews 22 at 8 Blackwood street with Sherman. Jacob M. Meretsky 23 shoe salesman and Helen Smith 22 at 68 Lawrence avenue. and many others pairing named individuals with occupations and addresses across Boston area. The notices cover ages, occupations, and residences for both partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Prowse
Blue Hill Ave
Georgie F. Clark
Columbia Rd
Kenneth J. W. Buchanan
Rutland Sq
Cook
Mary A. Telford
James Sr
Brockton
Frank Fama
Wall St
Santa Montelepre
Vicksburg St
Joseph Garfinkel
Pelham St
Malden
Bessie Katz
Seaver
Isadore Teller
Rockland St
Pauline Lesser
Endicott Ave
Revere
James H. Delory
Dudley St
Cambridge
Theresa E. Green
Winthrop St
Milton H. Bird
Cumberland
Helen Cushing
Commonwealth Ave
Glendon B. Doane
Harvard Ave
Manfr
Meria J. Davis
San Antonio
Tex
Henry W. Muller
Redlands Rd
Susan B. Kilmurray
Beach St
West Roxbury
Joseph Roof
Hancock St
Mamie Fine
Boylston St
Keva Goberg
Clara Gilbert
John J. McCaffrey
Albany St
Catherine L. Finn
Park St
William EF. Shaw
Concord St
Caroline FE. Thompson
Franklin St
Somerville
Dimitry Bogach
Allen St
Helen Tokaroff
Sixth St
John T. Donoghue
Neponset Evc
Callender St
Chester G. Burden
New York
N. Y
Eleanor Cotton
Marlboro St
Anthony J. Lanzre
Readville St
Readville
Mary M. Shepherd
River St
Hyde Park
Julian M. Pulsifer
Burroughs St
Jamaica Plain
Anna
M. McKay
Centre St
Harry N. Cohen
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Goldie Kiben
Poplar St
Cotton Winder
Percy KR. Seeley
Everett
Mase
Lucille A. Horton
St. Luke's Rd
James B. Hines
Marion St
Medford
John J. Canty
Appleton St
Chaeuffeur
Isabel A. Jones
Roseclair St
Clerk
Rufus J. Morton
Walnut St
Quincy
Milkman
Veronica H. Clougherty
Taylor St
Louis Shatz
Biddeford
Bedler
Ida Simon
Shane St
Dorchester
Examiner
Samuel Schwartz
Woodrow Are
Frances Weinstein
Rose St
Isaac J. Rosenthal
Bower At
New Bedford
Gertrude A. Berkman
Wales St
Theodore G. Brown
Hastings St
Irene H. Phinney
William S. Lynch
Mary A. Cartwright
Hapgood Rd
Athol
William Wolters
Wellington St
Mary Gould
Washington St
Harry Risberg
Warwick
Tillie Fialkow
W C T U Endorses Campaign Against Extreme Dress
Prominent women approve the W C T U stance on dress styles. Dr Mary B Danforth warns about bare backs and high heels harming health while Mrs Ida Plumley Bartlet endorses restraint. A resolution deplores immodest dress and urges a public education campaign led by informed speakers and newspaper outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Danforth
Ida Plumley Bartlet
Quincy Wife Petitions Separate Support in Probate Court
Mrs. Philomena D Allessandro of Quincy sues for separate support from her husband Dominic D Allessandro president of the International Building Laborers union. She alleges neglect cruel treatment desertion and asks protection of personal liberty and support. The case was contested and a later hearing date will be fixed by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philomena D’allessandro
Quincy
Dominic D’allessandro
International Building Laborers’ Union
Norfolk County Probate Court
D'Allessandro
D’allessandro
Willam Flaherty
Boston
Government suit seeks verdict on ditch price
Observer Nickerson testified in week two of the government suit to fix a price the United States would pay for the ditch. He described a sharp drop in shipping over the shoals after the Kaiser's undersea raider appeared on a June Sunday, noting that hardly any tows have passed since. He said records are not kept after 1918 and referenced the canal company and Judge Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nickerson
Chamber of Commerce
Chatham
Sherman L. Whipple
Canal Company
Kaiser
Attorney Whipple
Morton
Arrest Two Strikers in Cambridge Riot
Two Cambridge men John Misto 40 Warren street and Joseph Santos 8 Fourth street were arrested after a disturbance at East Cambridge and Somerville plants. Hundreds of strikers tried to stop delivery teams at Sixth Street corner and Lechmere square, prompting a police dispatch of 30 patrolmen to break up the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
John Misto
Warren Street
Joseph Santos
Fourth Street
North Packing Company
John P
Hallam’s Bad Case in Torchy and Shorty Series
Sewell Ford’s Torchy and Shorty tale Hallam’s Bad Case will appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The humorous story, titled When Hallam Was Rung Up, promises lighthearted antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallam
Sewell Ford
Boston Sunday Post
Lace Patterns and Trimmings Sell at Moderate Prices
Filets and tassels gain popularity for collars cuffs and lingerie with widths from half an inch to seven inches and prices from 50 cents to 7 50 a yard Venise and Filets imitate laces in white cream and ecru up to nine inches wide priced 30 to 8.00 a yard Lingerie Laces Vals include round diamond and square meshes plus Binche Cluny and Torchon at 10c to 11.00 a yard Best selection ever stocked and moderately priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chantilly
Alencon
Ireland
Allover Spangled Flounces In Various Widths and Prices
Fabric listing shows spangled flounces ranging 18 to 27 inches wide with prices from 7.50 to 30.00 per yard. Note the catalog style emphasizes width options and rate per yard.
Olive Tablets Ad Promises Pink Skin and Buoyancy
Advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a calomel substitute that cleanes the liver and bowels without dangerous after effects. Claims yellow complexions improve and headaches vanish with nightly use, noting millions of boxes sold at 10c and 25c.
Mrs Boyd Avoids Operation with Pinkham Remedy
Canton Ohio woman Marie Boyd credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with alleviating female troubles and avoiding surgery after two doctors recommended an operation. She urges others to try the root and herb treatment before submitting to a hospital procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyd
5Th St. N. E
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Cape Cod
M’donald
FE. E. McDonald
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Jordan Marsh Company
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Federal &I
Borton
Masa
Montreal
D. Watson &Co
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